# LeadSeer — Website-less Business Finder (`f-keys/leadseer`) Actor

Find local businesses with no website (or social-only) as web-design and marketing leads. You supply your own Google Places API key; results go to your own dataset.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/f-keys/leadseer.md
- **Developed by:** [Vince Gonzalez](https://apify.com/f-keys) (community)
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $50.00 / 1,000 leads

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## LeadSeer — Website-less Business Finder

Find local businesses that have **no website** (or only a social page) — anywhere in the world — as leads for web design, hosting, and digital-marketing services. You bring your own Google Places API key; the results are delivered to your own dataset, ranked by how worth-pursuing they are.

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### How it works

For each **business type** × **location** you give it, LeadSeer runs a deep Google Places search and keeps only the businesses that:

- are **operational** and have a **phone number** (a real, contactable business),
- have **no website** — or only a **social page** (Facebook/Instagram-only), which are often the warmest leads,
- pass your optional **minimum reviews / rating** filters.

Each lead is scored (demand × quality) so the busiest businesses with no web presence rise to the top — the easiest pitch you'll make.

### ⚠️ You bring your own Google Places API key — and here's exactly why

**This actor does not include a Google API key, and it never will.** You supply your own key (with **Places API (New)** enabled), and that is deliberate and important:

- **You are the Google Maps Platform customer** for these searches. Your key makes the calls, against your own Google Cloud project and billing.
- **The results go to *your* Apify dataset**, under your account. **F-Keys does not receive, retain, cache, or resell your results or any Google data.** This tool is the software that runs *your* search on *your* key; it is not a data provider.
- **You are responsible** for using the results in accordance with the [Google Maps Platform Terms of Service](https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms). In particular, Google's terms restrict caching, storing, and redistributing their content — so treat the leads as *your own* research for *your own* outreach, not as a dataset to resell.

If you don't have a key: enable **Places API (New)** in a Google Cloud project (billing required; there's a generous monthly free tier), create an API key, and restrict it to Places API. Then paste it into `placesApiKey`.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `placesApiKey` | string, secret (required) | **Your own** Google Places API key (Places API New). Never stored or shared. |
| `searchTerms` | array (required) | Business types, e.g. `["plumbers", "roofers", "tattoo shops"]`. |
| `locations` | array (required) | Cities/regions/ZIPs, e.g. `["Tampa, FL", "Omaha, NE", "33955"]`. |
| `includeSocialOnly` | boolean | Also flag Facebook/Instagram-only businesses. Default `true`. |
| `minReviews` | integer | Keep only businesses with ≥ this many reviews. |
| `minRating` | number | Keep only businesses rated ≥ this (0 = off). |
| `maxItems` | integer | Stop after N leads. 0 = no limit. |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "placesApiKey": "YOUR_OWN_GOOGLE_PLACES_KEY",
  "searchTerms": ["plumbers", "roofers"],
  "locations": ["Tampa, FL", "Cape Coral, FL"],
  "includeSocialOnly": true,
  "minReviews": 5
}
```

### Output

One row per lead, ranked by `score` (higher = pursue first).

```json
{
  "score": 86,
  "business": "LIFETIME AIR, LLC",
  "searchTerm": "hvac",
  "location": "Cape Coral, FL",
  "phone": "(239) 243-3503",
  "reviews": 841,
  "rating": 4.9,
  "web_status": "no website",
  "address": "3048 Del Prado Blvd S #110, Cape Coral, FL 33904, USA",
  "maps_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:..."
}
```

`web_status` is `no website` or `social: <url>`.

### Pricing

Pay-per-event: charged per lead returned. Note you also pay **Google** directly for your own Places API usage (your key, your billing) and Apify for compute — LeadSeer's fee is only for the leads it surfaces.

### Notes & limits

- The website-less businesses are a minority of results, so LeadSeer paginates deep (the top results are the prominent businesses, which tend to have sites). Yield varies by market and trade.
- Google Places relative to any single town can bleed slightly into adjacent areas.
- **Compliance is the user's responsibility.** LeadSeer is a research tool that runs your search on your key; how you use the output is governed by Google's terms and applicable law in your jurisdiction. See the key section above.

### Disclaimer

LeadSeer is provided as-is. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a data product of Google. You are solely responsible for your Google API usage and for complying with the Google Maps Platform Terms of Service and any applicable law when using the results.

***

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# Actor input Schema

## `placesApiKey` (type: `string`):

REQUIRED — your OWN Google Places API key with 'Places API (New)' enabled. This actor ships no key. You are the Google Maps Platform customer for these calls, and you are responsible for using the results in line with Google's Terms of Service. Your key is used only to make your requests and is never stored or shared.

## `searchTerms` (type: `array`):

The kinds of businesses to search for, e.g. "plumbers", "roofers", "tattoo shops", "mobile detailing".

## `locations` (type: `array`):

Where to search — cities, regions, or ZIPs, e.g. "Tampa, FL", "Omaha, NE", "33955".

## `includeSocialOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Also flag businesses whose only web presence is a social page (Facebook/Instagram). These are often the warmest leads.

## `minReviews` (type: `integer`):

Only keep businesses with at least this many reviews (a proxy for a real, active business).

## `minRating` (type: `number`):

Only keep businesses rated at least this (0 = no filter).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many leads total. 0 = no limit.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerms": [
    "plumbers",
    "roofers"
  ],
  "locations": [
    "Tampa, FL"
  ],
  "includeSocialOnly": true,
  "minReviews": 0,
  "minRating": 0,
  "maxItems": 0
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `leads` (type: `string`):

The website-less business leads, as JSON dataset items.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchTerms": [
        "plumbers",
        "roofers"
    ],
    "locations": [
        "Tampa, FL"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("f-keys/leadseer").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "searchTerms": [
        "plumbers",
        "roofers",
    ],
    "locations": ["Tampa, FL"],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("f-keys/leadseer").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchTerms": [
    "plumbers",
    "roofers"
  ],
  "locations": [
    "Tampa, FL"
  ]
}' |
apify call f-keys/leadseer --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,f-keys/leadseer"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/lEPAj4G2ildGPodlr/builds/jOExWpKg2BNSwv7i0/openapi.json